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Murashige, Laura <br /> From: parvati@photon.net <br /> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 12:23 PM <br /> To: counciltestimony@co. hawaii. hi. us <br /> Subject: Re: Resolution 169-07 <br /> ~~37 J.,~r3 ~ Pal ~ <br /> To all Council members, i <br /> I wish to formally state my support for resolution 169-07 to preserve the Punalu'u and <br /> Ninole area. I was a resident of Ka'u for many years. If I were there in person - I <br /> would attend the public hearing scheduled for Monday night, June 4th. <br /> This is a priceless gem on the island ripe with unique habitats for sea turtles (honu) and <br /> other aquatic life. A home for Hawaiian studies as made possible by Ms. Honua (rest her <br /> soul). <br /> I used to go to the black sand beach to commune with the turtles always respecting a safe <br /> and legal distance. There I witnessed many tourists who were not so respectful. After a <br /> few years the turtles were gone - perhaps tired of posing for vacation photographs. Many <br /> of us locals mourned the disappearance of our beloved friends. 2 can only imagine the <br /> devastation that will occur to this sensitive ecosystem if the current proposed <br /> development project were to get the green light. <br /> Every few years these careless developers think they can snowball their way through the <br /> county's red tape to have their way with this precious coastline. This resolution if <br /> passed would be an important stepping stone in protecting this area forever from this <br /> reoccurring threat of development. <br /> I believe you have an important moral decision on your hands to do what the citizens of <br /> Ka'u have labored so hard to request of you through the passage of Resolution 169-07. <br /> I witnessed on many occasions how people from diverse backgrounds overcame obstacles and <br /> historical drama to come together in a concerted effort to save the coastline from South <br /> Kona to Volcano National Park (in essence the entire coast of the Ka'u district). These <br /> rugged individualists saw the only way to preserve this precious aina was to let go of <br /> their differences and work together. <br /> <br /> Now it is your turn to act in a conscientious manner by setting aside any personal <br /> opinions or needs in order to preserve this sacred land. <br /> Please pass Resolution 169-07. <br /> Thank you for your consideration in this matter. <br /> Sincerely and with much Aloha, Katie Novak <br /> comm. No. 3 • <br /> Ref. Tor <br /> Ref. Dote _„r <br /> t <br /> <br />